Holder for carrying and displaying flat articles



June 30, 1959 J. T. PosPlszEL 2,892,269

HOLDER FOR CARRYING AND DISPLAYING FLAT ARTICLES Filed July 31, 1957INI/E 0R. T 05 /N fmt A TTORN EY United States Patent O HOLDER FORCARRYING AND DISPLAYING FLAT ARTICLES Joseph T. Pospiszel, NorthBroadalbin, N.Y., assignor to Mohasco Industries, Inc., Amsterdam, N.Y.,a corporation of New York Application July 31, 1957, Serial No. 675,350

1 Claim. (Cl. 3550) This invention relates to holders for flat articlesand resides more particularly in a novel holder, which may be used inmanually transporting a group of such articles lying face to face andmakes it possible to deposit the articles in a stack and then displaythem one at a time. The new holder may be used in connection witharticles of numerous kinds but, since all its advantages are realizedwhen it is used for transporting and displaying samples of carpet, aform of the holder for that application will be illustrated anddescribed in detail for purposes of explanation.

At the present time, it is frequently necessary for carpet salesmen tocarry samples of different carpets to the homes of prospectivepurchasers, in order that the color, surface texture, and othercharacteristics of the samples may be observed in locations, where thecarpet may be laid. The samples for the purpose are squares of thematerial about 2 ft. on a side and a number of such samples makes apackage, which is cumbersome and awkward to handle. Also, if the samplesare wrapped, the wrapping must be removed before and replaced after thesamples have been displayed.

For a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to theaccompanying drawing, in Which- Fig. 1 is a view of one form of a newholder in perspective;

Fig. 2 is a view of the holder in front elevation, showing the mountingof a group of samples of carpet thereon; and

Fig. 3 is a view of the holder in front elevation with the samplesarranged in a stack.

The holder in the form illustrated in Fig. 1 comprises a handle whichmay be of any suitable shape and material and is shown as having beenformed from a at piece of metal, such as an aluminum plate. The holderincludes a loop 11 for supporting the articles and the loop is formed ofa metal rod bent upon itself so that the two sides 11a, 11b of the loopare substantially parallel. At one end of one of the sides, in thiscase, the side 11b, there is mounted a cap 12, which is shown as a dischaving a neck 12a with a terminal screw 12b receivable in a threadedopening in the end of side 11b of the loop.

The free end of the other side 11a of the loop is attached to the handleby a connection 13 and the connection is preferably a continuation ofthe rod, of which the loop is formed. The connection may extend directlyupwardly in the plane of the loop to the handle but it is preferable,however, to attach the connection to the handle near one end.Accordingly, the connection includes a section 13a attached to the endof the side 11a of the loop and extending at a right angle to the planeof the loop and approximately in the plane of the handle. The section13a of the connection is then secured to the handle by a section 13b,which has an end of reduced diameter received in an opening in thehandle and held in place by a pair of set screws 14, 15.

In the use of the holder, the cap 12 is removed from the end of side 11bof the loop and the articles, such as carpet samples 16, to be carriedare perforated near one edge and threaded on the side 11b of the loop.As successive samples are mounted on the side of the loop, they arepushed along toward the closed end of the loop until the holder has beenfilled to capacity. The cap 12 is now threaded on the end of the side11b of the loop and the holder may then be lifted by the handle totransport the group of samples. As the samples are threaded lon one sideof the loop, their planes lie parallel to the plane of the handle sothat, as the holder is being carried in the hand, the samples lie withtheir planes extending in the direction of movement of the personcarrying the holder and thus do not strike his legs.

The handle 10 and the cap 12 have portions lying in a common plane and,preferably, the flat outer surface of the cap lies in a plane with theface of the handle opposite that on the side of the loop. When it isdesired to display the individual samples, the holder is placed upon asupporting surface with the outer face of the cap and the correspondingface of the handle resting on the surface. In that position of theholder, the loop extends upward from the surface and the samples form astack 17 resting on the upper surface of the cap. In threading thesamples on the holder, they are placed with their pile surfaces facingthe closed end of the loop and, when the holder is placed upon thesupporting surface with the samples stacked on top of the cap, the pilesurfaces of the samples are uppermost. When the top sample has beenexamined, it may be lifted clear of the stack, moved along the loop, anddeposited upside down upon the top of the handle in the positionindicated at 16a. The pile surface of the next sample is then exposed atthe top of the stack and, after this sample has been examined, it may bemoved to rest (face down upon sample 16a. The operations described maybe continued until all the samples in the stack have been exposed,whereupon the samples may be restored to their position one by one or ingroup. The samples may thus be shown one at a time without being removedfrom the holder and, when the display is completed and the samples areto be transported elsewhere, it is only necessary to pick up the holderby its handle, since the samples have not been removed from the holderduring their display.

I claim:

A holder for transporting and displaying a plurality of flat articles,which comprises a metal loop having sides of substantially equal length,a removable cap on the end of one side, a handle above the loop and atapproximately a right angle to the plane of the loop, the handle havingportions lying on opposite sides of said plane and a surface lyingsubstantially in a plane 'with a surface on the cap, and a connectionbetween the other end of the loop and the handle near one end thereof,the connection including a part attached to the loop and lyingsubstantially at a right angle to the plane of the loop and parallel tothe handle and a second part extending upward parallel to the plane ofthe loop.

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